# Mark Hall Academy

Mark Hall Academy is a secondary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 867 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E148423. [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 867
- Council: Harlow
- URN: 148423

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Mark Hall Academy was 37.8, against 40.7 in Harlow and 46.2 in England.
35.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Harlow | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 40.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.5% | 34.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49.6% | 55.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 141 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fawbert-and-barnards-primary-school-e144663): 280 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanys-dell-primary-school-and-nursery-e144665): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newhall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-primary-academy-e145880): 970 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cooks-spinney-primary-academy-and-nursery-e140024): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harlowbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlowbury-primary-school-e144664): 1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Church Langley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-langley-community-primary-school-e131209): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148423)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148423)

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